SeaWolves Watch: Portland at Erie, June 19-21

Erie hosts Portland in a three-game series beginning Monday at UPMC Park.

Tom Reisenweber @ETNReisenweber

Portland Sea Dogs (29-35) at Erie SeaWolves (33-35)

When: Monday-Tuesday 7:05 p.m.; Wednesday 12:05 p.m.

Where: UPMC Park

On the air: WFNN-AM/1330

Notes: Area fans will get a chance to check out of the top prospects in baseball this week as third baseman Rafael Devers arrives with Portland. Devers is ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the Boston red Sox organization, according to MLB.com, and he is ranked as the No. 12 overall prospect in baseball and the No. 1 third baseman prospect. He is hitting .301 with 17 doubles, 13 home runs and 42 RBIs in 60 games this season. ... Portland also will bring the No. 9 Boston prospect, first baseman/outfielder Nick Longhi, along with No. 13 Jake Cosart (relief pitcher), No. 20 Luis Ysla (relief pitcher) and No. 22 Josh Tobias (second base). The SeaWolves will have to face prospect starting pitchers in Teddy Stankiewicz (No. 24) on Monday and Trey Ball (No. 29) on Wednesday. ... Portland swept Erie in a three-game series earlier this season. All three Sea Dog wins came from the bullpen with Josh Smith, Ysla and Cosart. Stankiewicz allowed three runs in six innings, and Ball allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings but both were tagged with no-decisions against Erie. Myles Jaye was the only SeaWolves starter to lose against Portland after allowing four runs in 6 1/3 innings. Mike Zagurski and Waldis Joaquin were also dealt losses in the three-game series. Devers hit just .222 (2-of-9) against Erie in that series. ... The SeaWolves are looking to bounce back after going 1-4 in a five-game series in Trenton over the weekend, while Portland has lost four in a row, including a three-game sweep in Akron. The Sea Dogs are currently on a nine-game road trip, which included Altoona.